Armand de Gontaut, Baron de Biron

Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron (1524-26 July 1592) was a Marshal of France during the French Wars of Religion.

Biography
Armand de Gontaut was born in 1524, and he served under Charles de Cosse in Italy during the Italian Wars. He became lame for life after being wounded in battle, but he continued his military service, having a command in Francis, Duke of Guise's regiment of light horse in 1557. Gontaut repeatedly distinguished himself during the French Wars of Religion, and he became Grand Master of the Artillery in 1569. In 1576, he was made Marshal of France, having fought in several major battles and sieges on the Royalist side. After the assassination of Henry III of France by the House of Guise in 1589, he was among the first to support Henry IV of France's accession to the throne, and he fought at Arques and Ivry against the Catholic League. In 1592, he was killed by a cannonball during the siege of Epernay.